I Want to Live on Mars - Mariya Somova (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)Two unlikely friends embark on a journey to escape life in a ghost town devastated by disaster. In broad strokes, two young women (Pickles, very rural, and Breezy, very urban) are brought together by the mistakes or the circumstances of their guardians beyond their control. After months of a prickly, unlikely friendship, and a series of poetically unexpected events, the two strike out on their own, leaving behind whatever scraps they had in exurban Pennsylvania in search of "Life on Mars." 2023; 80 min.&nbsp;

I Want to Live on Mars

Two unlikely friends embark on a journey to escape life in a ghost town devastated by disaster.

Pripyat Horse – Sally Patricia Pearce (Penmachno, United Kingdom)‘A sparrow flies swiftly in through one door of the hall, and out through another…. Even so, man appears on earth for a little while; but of what went before this life or of what follows, we know nothing.’ Bede&nbsp;A moment for mourning, for a friend, for the earth. 2024; 2 min.

Pripyat Horse

A moment for mourning, for a friend, for the earth.

Muted – Chris Zou (Bridgewater, New Jersey)Jessica is a Chinese-American high schooler studying for a chemistry test late at night. Faced with the immense pressure of perfection, she turns to pills to enhance her studying. Her actions threaten to jeopardize her relationships with her friends, while exploring her tumultuous relationship with her mother. 2024; 6 min.

Muted

Jessica is a Chinese-American high schooler studying for a chemistry test late at night.

The Miracle of You – Peter Spruyt (Hollywood, California)A man takes us on his meditation journey towards inner-peace and harmony, showing that in these enlightened times one can achieve self-forgiveness for just about anything. 2023; 5 min.

The Miracle of You

A man takes us on his meditation journey towards inner-peace and harmony, showing that in these enlightened times one can achieve self-forgiveness for just about anything.

Five Loaves – Nicholas Diodato (Shamong, New Jersey)The ongoings at a food pantry reveal the workings of a corrupt church. 2024; 6 min.

Five Loaves

The ongoings at a food pantry reveal the workings of a corrupt church.

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The 42nd Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will be taking place on the weekends between January 26-February 18, 2024. The Festival will be a hybrid one as we will be presenting it online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date and begin at 12 Midnight Eastern USA time. Each General Admission Ticket or Festival Pass purchased is good for both the virtual and the in-person screenings. The in-person screenings will be held in Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ beginning at 5PM or 7PM on their show date.  General Admission Ticket=$15 Per Program; Festival All Access Pass=$100; In-Person Only Student Ticket=$10 Per Program.  

Welcome to the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival! The 42nd Annual Festival will be taking place on select Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays between January 26-February 18. The Festival will be presenting the Festival online VOD as well as doing in-person screenings. 

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